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Edward Knightly

Edward Knightly

Sheafor-Lindsay Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor, Computer Science

Electrical and Computer Engineering

CONTACT

knightly@rice.edu

WEBSITE(S)| http://networks.rice.edu

SURF Mentoring

Potential projects/topics: Wireless networking, sensing, and security. Projects include generation of Airy beams which can steer around obstacles, millimeter scale sensing of objects using dual-purposed communication devices, and ensuring that strong adversaries cannot spoof sensors to incorrectly infer position or motion.

Potential skills gained: Understanding of next generation wireless networks for potential research or jobs in 6G/Wi-Fi 8 or related fields.

Required qualifications: Engineering or physics major required.

Direct mentor: Faculty/P.I., Graduate Student

Research Areas

Wireless networks, urban-scale testbeds, clean-slate design, diverse spectrum access, multi- antenna systems, hardware platforms, high-performance protocol design, security, and performance evaluation.